Tom Thibodeau ‘a different man’ with Knicks than he was with Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns
NY Post
Karl-Anthony Towns was coached by Tom Thibodeau for 2 ¹/₂ seasons early in his NBA career in Minnesota, and they didn’t always see eye-to-eye over the young big man’s development.
Even before they were reunited with the Knicks, Towns had said whatever beef there was between them already had been “squashed” and was “done years ago.”
The 29-year-old Towns said following Wednesday’s win over the Jazz that Thibodeau is “a different man” now and more mellow than he was a decade ago with the Timberwolves, before adding, “I like this version going into 2025.”
“You’ve seen him smile. I’ll keep it at that,” Towns said after registering 31 points and 21 rebounds in the Knicks’ ninth straight win ahead of Friday’s game in Oklahoma City. “I think that we all in life, we grow. I’ve grown since the time when we were together in Minnesota. He’s grown. I think that we’re just, in this game of life, we’re just finding ourselves and getting better all the time.”
Towns was named Player of the Month in the Eastern Conference for December after averaging 23.2 points and 14.6 rebounds while shooting 56.6 percent in 13 games. OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (33.3 ppg) won the award in the West.
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Karl-Anthony Towns was coached by Tom Thibodeau for 2 ¹/₂ seasons early in his NBA career in Minnesota, and they didn’t always see eye-to-eye over the young big man’s development.
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